Sep 19, 2011 - G. Jagannath | Age Correspondent | chennai
It has come to light that the previous DMK government allotted Tamil Nadu Housing Board (TNHB) plots to 20 persons under the government discretionary quota (GDQ) at Shollinganallur Phase-3 scheme on January 20, 2011, a week after GDQ was scrapped, as announced by the governor in his address to the Assembly.
According to the documents provided by the public information officer of TNHB’s Besant Nagar division, out of 82 allotments of plots and flats made under the GDQ since 2006, 20 were made on January 20 this year.
“The allotment is illegal since it was made after the governor’s announcement in the Assembly,” RTI activist V. Gopalakrishnan, who exposed the irregularities in the allotment of houses, flats and plots of the board under GDQ, said, demanding the cancellation of the allotments immediately.
In his customary address on January 7 this year, then governor Surjit Singh Barnala said, “The system of allotting houses and plots under the GDQ in vogue for the past several years in TNHB is being put to an end from today.” As per the system that was in vogue since 1979, 85 per cent of plots, flats or houses of the board was sold through draw of lots, which would be governed by the rules of reservation prescribed by the state government. The remaining 15 per cent was given through the GDQ.
One among the 82 beneficiaries in Shollinganallur was Union minister M.K. Alagiri’s son Dayanidhi, who got a 4,114 sq ft plot. State housing minister R. Vaithilingam told the Assembly recently that the board’s rules were violated to allot land worth `60.34 lakh at Shollinganallur to Dayan-idhi under “social worker category” on February 7, 2007. Mr Gopalakrishnan urged TNHB to cancel all the GDQ allotments after the governor’s address in January
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RTI Application under sec 6(1) of RTI Act-2005
From 19/09/2011
V.GOPALAKRISHNAN,
13/7, Pammal Nalla Thambi Street,
M.G.R.NAGAR,
Chennai-78.
To
The Public Information Officer,
Under Right to Information ACT 2005,
Income Tax department,
121, Aayakar Bhavan, first floor,
Nungambakkam, Chennai-34.
Sir,
Sub: Under the RTI ACT 2005 sec 6(1), request for furnish information and attested photo
copy.- regarding.
Ref:1.PIO, ITO (PR), O/o CCIT, Chennai I, Chennai-34, Lr.No.RTI/11-12/PRO date 10/06/2011.
2. PIO, circle 31(1), CR.Building, I.P.Estate, New Delhi. Lr.no.F.NO. ACIT/CIRCLE 31(1)/2011-12/101 DT 25/05/2011.
3. PIO,IT, ward III(1), salem, Lr.No.RTI/6. Ward-III(1)/SLM/ 2011-12 dated 07/06/2011.
4. Deputy Director of income tax (exemptions)-1, Ch-34, Lr.no.DDIT(E)-I/RTI/2011-12 DT 12/08/2011.
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1.Kindly supply copy documents submitted for registration of charitable trust under section 12A(a) of the Income Tax Act, 1961 and for grant of approval of fund under section 80G(5)(vi) of the Income Tax act, 1961. (of list of authors, list of Trustees, certified copy of Trust deed, accounts certified by charted accountant (balance sheet, receipts and payments, Account and income and expenditure account Manitha neyam charitable Trust, #28, 1st Main Road, C I T Nagar, Chennai – 600 035.
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From 19/09/2011
V.GOPALAKRISHNAN,
13/7, Pammal Nalla Thambi Street,
M.G.R.NAGAR,
Chennai-78.
To
The Public Information Officer,
Under Right to Information ACT 2005,
Income Tax department,
121, Aayakar Bhavan, first floor,
Nungambakkam, Chennai-34.
Sir,
Sub: Under the RTI ACT 2005 sec 6(1), request for furnish information and attested photo
copy.- regarding.
Ref:1.PIO, ITO (PR), O/o CCIT, Chennai I, Chennai-34, Lr.No.RTI/11-12/PRO date 10/06/2011.
2. PIO, circle 31(1), CR.Building, I.P.Estate, New Delhi. Lr.no.F.NO. ACIT/CIRCLE 31(1)/2011-12/101 DT 25/05/2011.
3. PIO,IT, ward III(1), salem, Lr.No.RTI/6. Ward-III(1)/SLM/ 2011-12 dated 07/06/2011.
4. Deputy Director of income tax (exemptions)-1, Ch-34, Lr.no.DDIT(E)-I/RTI/2011-12 DT 12/08/2011.
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1.Kindly supply copy documents submitted for registration of charitable trust under section 12A(a) of the Income Tax Act, 1961 and for grant of approval of fund under section 80G(5)(vi) of the Income Tax act, 1961. (of list of authors, list of Trustees, certified copy of Trust deed, accounts certified by charted accountant (balance sheet, receipts and payments, Account and income and expenditure account Manitha neyam charitable Trust, #28, 1st Main Road, C I T Nagar, Chennai – 600 035.
2.Kindly supply copy of income tax returns and Balance sheet submitted from year 2000-01, 2001-02, 2002-03, 2003-4, 2004-05, 2005-06,2006-2007, 2007-2008, 2008-2009, 2009-2010 and 2010-2011 by "Manitha neyam charitable Trust, #28, 1st Main Road, C I T Nagar, Chennai – 600 035 ( Manitha Neyam Trust, Approved by Ministry of Social Services, Sri Lanka - Registration no: L 30401.Registered in England and Wales - Charity no: 1085903, 501(c)(3) Tax Exempt Charity in the USA - Tax ID no: 04-3479881).
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V.GOPALAKRISHNAN,
13/7, Pammal Nalla Thambi Street,
M.G.R.NAGAR,
Chennai-78.
To
The Public Information Officer,
Under Right to Information ACT 2005,
Income Tax department,
121, Aayakar Bhavan, first floor,
Nungambakkam, Chennai-34.
Sir,
Sub: Under the RTI ACT 2005 sec 6(1), request for furnish information and attested photo
copy.- regarding.
Ref:1.PIO, ITO (PR), O/o CCIT, Chennai I, Chennai-34, Lr.No.RTI/11-12/PRO date 10/06/2011.
2. PIO, circle 31(1), CR.Building, I.P.Estate, New Delhi. Lr.no.F.NO. ACIT/CIRCLE 31(1)/2011-12/101 DT 25/05/2011.
3. PIO,IT, ward III(1), salem, Lr.No.RTI/6. Ward-III(1)/SLM/ 2011-12 dated 07/06/2011.
4. Deputy Director of income tax (exemptions)-1, Ch-34, Lr.no.DDIT(E)-I/RTI/2011-12 DT 12/08/2011.
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V.GOPALAKRISHNAN,
From 19/09/2011
V.GOPALAKRISHNAN,
13/7, Pammal Nalla Thambi Street,
M.G.R.NAGAR,
Chennai-78.
To
The Public Information Officer,
Under Right to Information ACT 2005,
Income Tax department,
121, Aayakar Bhavan, first floor,
Nungambakkam, Chennai-34.
Sir,
Sub: Under the RTI ACT 2005 sec 6(1), request for furnish information and attested photo
copy.- regarding.
Ref:1.PIO, ITO (PR), O/o CCIT, Chennai I, Chennai-34, Lr.No.RTI/11-12/PRO date 10/06/2011.
2. PIO, circle 31(1), CR.Building, I.P.Estate, New Delhi. Lr.no.F.NO. ACIT/CIRCLE 31(1)/2011-12/101 DT 25/05/2011.
3. PIO,IT, ward III(1), salem, Lr.No.RTI/6. Ward-III(1)/SLM/ 2011-12 dated 07/06/2011.
4. Deputy Director of income tax (exemptions)-1, Ch-34, Lr.no.DDIT(E)-I/RTI/2011-12 DT 12/08/2011.
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1. Kindly supply copy of income tax returns and Balance sheet submitted from year 2000-01, 2001-02, 2002-03, 2003-4, 2004-05, 2005-06,2006-2007, 2007-2008, 2008-2009, 2009-2010 and 2010-2011 by S. Duraisamy s/o samyappan, pan no.AFUPD6476L.
2. Kindly supply copy of income tax returns and Balance sheet submitted from year 2000-01, 2001-02, 2002-03, 2003-4, 2004-05, 2005-06,2006-2007, 2007-2008, 2008-2009, 2009-2010 and 2010-2011 by Maliga Duraisamy, pan no.AEOPM0212L.
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Friday, September 16, 2011
Plot for Alagiris son under scanner
Plot for Alagiris son under scanner
Mahalingam Ponnusamy TNN
Chennai: Durai Dayanidhi,son of Union minister M K Alagiri,is under the state government scanner for getting a plot from the Tamil Nadu Housing Board (TNHB) under the governments discretionary quota (GDQ) during the DMK regime claiming that he was a social worker.
Documents with TOI show that the ministers son had declared in his TNHB application in 2007 that neither he nor his family owned a residence or plot anywhere.But an affidavit that Alagiri filed while contesting the 2009 Lok Sabha elections lists two plots in the name of Dayanidhi in Chennai one worth Rs 36.38 lakh on Tiger Varadachariyar Road in Tiruvanmiyur and another worth Rs 1.96 crore on Beemanna Mudali Street in Mylapore,besides a farmhouse at Etchambakkam in Tambaram taluk and a house in Kodaikanal.
The encumbrance certificate for the Tiruvanmiyur property obtained by TOI shows that it was bought by Alagiri on March 24,2004,in Dayanidhis name.The certificate shows the value of the property as Rs 97.65 lakh.The first purchaser,A Ramachandran,bought the unoccupied plot from the Tamil Nadu Housing Board on February 5,2004,and a month later transferred it to Dayanidhi.Alagiri signed the sale agreement as Dayanidhi was a minor then.
ATNHB reply to an RTI application shows that Dayanidhi concealed this information to buy a 4,114-sqft plot from the TNHB at Sholinganallur in Kancheepuram district under the GDQ in 2007.Such allotment is done only for people who dont own a residence or land in corporation limits or first and special grade municipalities.To buy the land,Dayanidhi apparently gave a false affidavit,saying he or his family members didnt own a house or plot.Alagiris affidavit says he owns four plots and three houses,while his wife has five plots,two commercial buildings and a flat at Madhavaram.
The allotment was made through a government order (No.36) of the housing and urban development department on February 2,2007.As per TNHB rules,the allotment would stand cancelled if it is proved that the applicant gave wrong information to obtain it.
V Gopalakrishnan,an RTI activist who collected the documents,said Dayanidhi got the allotment under the social worker category though he is a businessman,with a partnership in film production house Cloud Nine Movies.
Landing in trouble
Durai Dayanidhi bought 4,114sqft plot from TNHB in Sholinganallur
In 2007,he gave an affidavit saying he or his family members did not own a house/plot
But MK Alagiris election affidavit in 2009 listed four properties in Dayanidhis name
These include two plots in Chennai,a farmhouse in Tambaram & a house in Kodaikanal
Alagiri son paid.24L for land
Dayanidhi paid Rs 24,13,800 as initial deposit for the allotment and continued paying Rs 68,600 a month to clear the balance dues.He mentioned his annualincome asonly Rs 9 lakh in the application form.The government never bothered to check if the applicant owned a residence.Most of the allotments were made without assessing the repaying capacity of the applicant, said Gopalakrishnan.
The TNHB,which has a large land bank,had the GDQ system,under which 15% of allotments could be done by the government.Single /deserted women,widows,social workers,physically handicapped persons,defence personnel,ex-servicemen,eminent persons in the field of science,arts,literature,economics,public administration and sports,freedom fighters;government servants with unblemished service records,employees of PSUs,central government undertakings and nationalized banks,PF institutions,journalists,university staff,and employees of local bodies and municipalities were eligible for getting allocations under the GDQ.The quota was scrapped by the erstwhile DMK government earlier this year after the housing board land allocation scam broke out.
Mahalingam Ponnusamy TNN
Chennai: Durai Dayanidhi,son of Union minister M K Alagiri,is under the state government scanner for getting a plot from the Tamil Nadu Housing Board (TNHB) under the governments discretionary quota (GDQ) during the DMK regime claiming that he was a social worker.
Documents with TOI show that the ministers son had declared in his TNHB application in 2007 that neither he nor his family owned a residence or plot anywhere.But an affidavit that Alagiri filed while contesting the 2009 Lok Sabha elections lists two plots in the name of Dayanidhi in Chennai one worth Rs 36.38 lakh on Tiger Varadachariyar Road in Tiruvanmiyur and another worth Rs 1.96 crore on Beemanna Mudali Street in Mylapore,besides a farmhouse at Etchambakkam in Tambaram taluk and a house in Kodaikanal.
The encumbrance certificate for the Tiruvanmiyur property obtained by TOI shows that it was bought by Alagiri on March 24,2004,in Dayanidhis name.The certificate shows the value of the property as Rs 97.65 lakh.The first purchaser,A Ramachandran,bought the unoccupied plot from the Tamil Nadu Housing Board on February 5,2004,and a month later transferred it to Dayanidhi.Alagiri signed the sale agreement as Dayanidhi was a minor then.
ATNHB reply to an RTI application shows that Dayanidhi concealed this information to buy a 4,114-sqft plot from the TNHB at Sholinganallur in Kancheepuram district under the GDQ in 2007.Such allotment is done only for people who dont own a residence or land in corporation limits or first and special grade municipalities.To buy the land,Dayanidhi apparently gave a false affidavit,saying he or his family members didnt own a house or plot.Alagiris affidavit says he owns four plots and three houses,while his wife has five plots,two commercial buildings and a flat at Madhavaram.
The allotment was made through a government order (No.36) of the housing and urban development department on February 2,2007.As per TNHB rules,the allotment would stand cancelled if it is proved that the applicant gave wrong information to obtain it.
V Gopalakrishnan,an RTI activist who collected the documents,said Dayanidhi got the allotment under the social worker category though he is a businessman,with a partnership in film production house Cloud Nine Movies.
Landing in trouble
Durai Dayanidhi bought 4,114sqft plot from TNHB in Sholinganallur
In 2007,he gave an affidavit saying he or his family members did not own a house/plot
But MK Alagiris election affidavit in 2009 listed four properties in Dayanidhis name
These include two plots in Chennai,a farmhouse in Tambaram & a house in Kodaikanal
Alagiri son paid.24L for land
Dayanidhi paid Rs 24,13,800 as initial deposit for the allotment and continued paying Rs 68,600 a month to clear the balance dues.He mentioned his annualincome asonly Rs 9 lakh in the application form.The government never bothered to check if the applicant owned a residence.Most of the allotments were made without assessing the repaying capacity of the applicant, said Gopalakrishnan.
The TNHB,which has a large land bank,had the GDQ system,under which 15% of allotments could be done by the government.Single /deserted women,widows,social workers,physically handicapped persons,defence personnel,ex-servicemen,eminent persons in the field of science,arts,literature,economics,public administration and sports,freedom fighters;government servants with unblemished service records,employees of PSUs,central government undertakings and nationalized banks,PF institutions,journalists,university staff,and employees of local bodies and municipalities were eligible for getting allocations under the GDQ.The quota was scrapped by the erstwhile DMK government earlier this year after the housing board land allocation scam broke out.
anna university dination and quotes
RTI APPLICATION U/S 6(1) OF RTI ACT-2005.
From 16-09-2011
V.GOPALAKRISHNAN,
No.13/7, Pammal Nalla Thambi Street,
M.G.R.NAGAR,
CHENNAI-78.
To
The Public Information Officer,
(under the RTI ACT-2005),
Anna University,
Guindy,
Chennai-.
Sir,
Sub: Under the Right to Information Act 2005, sec 6(1) . I request you to furnish
Some of the information.–regarding.
Ref: 1..............., B.E., Mechanical, ..............
2. Donor’s name, amount from 01/01/2005 to 15/9/2011.
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1. kindly supply list of students name, roll no, Engg cut off mark and name of quota student admitted in First Year and second year for B.E., B.Tech and B.Arch (all discipline) for academic year 2009-10, 2010-11, 2011-12 in Anna University. In any form or electronic form (CD, DVD, Pen drive).
2. kindly inform or supply relevant portion speaks about names of various quota and percentage or total number of seat to be allotted in Anna University.
3. kindly inform name of quota seated allotted, cut off mark of ---------------- B.E., Mechanical, ...............
4. Kindly supply list of donor name, address, kind of donation (employment/supply of equipment/ instrument/ construction of building/ by way cash, etc.,), value of donation, donation given to the Anna University from 01/01/2005 to 15/09/2011. In any form or electronic form (CD, DVD, Pen drive).
5. Kindly supply list students name, roll no, name and address of industry/company admitted in industrialist quota in Anna University from 01/01/2005 to 15/09/2011. In any form or electronic form (CD, DVD, Pen drive).
Yours,
(V.GOPALAKRISHNAN
From 16-09-2011
V.GOPALAKRISHNAN,
No.13/7, Pammal Nalla Thambi Street,
M.G.R.NAGAR,
CHENNAI-78.
To
The Public Information Officer,
(under the RTI ACT-2005),
Anna University,
Guindy,
Chennai-.
Sir,
Sub: Under the Right to Information Act 2005, sec 6(1) . I request you to furnish
Some of the information.–regarding.
Ref: 1..............., B.E., Mechanical, ..............
2. Donor’s name, amount from 01/01/2005 to 15/9/2011.
-----
1. kindly supply list of students name, roll no, Engg cut off mark and name of quota student admitted in First Year and second year for B.E., B.Tech and B.Arch (all discipline) for academic year 2009-10, 2010-11, 2011-12 in Anna University. In any form or electronic form (CD, DVD, Pen drive).
2. kindly inform or supply relevant portion speaks about names of various quota and percentage or total number of seat to be allotted in Anna University.
3. kindly inform name of quota seated allotted, cut off mark of ---------------- B.E., Mechanical, ...............
4. Kindly supply list of donor name, address, kind of donation (employment/supply of equipment/ instrument/ construction of building/ by way cash, etc.,), value of donation, donation given to the Anna University from 01/01/2005 to 15/09/2011. In any form or electronic form (CD, DVD, Pen drive).
5. Kindly supply list students name, roll no, name and address of industry/company admitted in industrialist quota in Anna University from 01/01/2005 to 15/09/2011. In any form or electronic form (CD, DVD, Pen drive).
Yours,
(V.GOPALAKRISHNAN
Saturday, August 27, 2011
Elderly don't get pension without paying bribes
Elderly don't get pension without paying bribes
Mahalingam PonnusamyMahalingam Ponnusamy | Aug 27, 2011, 02.58AM IST
CHENNAI: It's taken two years and 50 trips to government offices but 67-year-old G Namachivayam still hasn't got his old-age pension.
He says he is tired of visiting the Purasawalkam taluk office and the Collector's office on Rajaji Salai. "My application is being delayed because I refuse to pay the bribe of Rs 4,000," he said. "The officials have done their verification, but I was asked to pay a bribe through touts. I refused. So I have to keep making trips to meet officials," he said.
For people like Namachivayam, Anna Hazare is a hero. Hundreds of senior citizens have been waiting for years to get their pension from the Purasawalkam division. M Raniyammal, 65, said, "Officials visited my house a few months ago, but I still haven't got my pension. I see well-off people living in private apartments getting old-age pension."
Sources in the collector's office premises said about 50 touts operate on campus. "You can get anything from the office if you are ready to pay. Most officers do not accept applications directly from the elderly. They are in league with the touts," said V R A Viswanath, an RTI activist.
There are also complaints that pension does not reach on time. C Vasanthakumari, a beneficiary, said: "I have not got pension for the past eight months. I have gone to the taluk office several times and even paid a bribe." But she does not want to complain as she is afraid of losing the benefit permanently.
"We can't eradicate corruption from our system but we are strict with touts. We have ordered raids and their arrest," said district revenue officer K A Annamalai.
Another complaint is that postmen who deliver the pension demand Rs 20 to Rs 40. The CBI recently arrested 11 postmen. "Most postmen deduct Rs 20 to Rs 40 as commission before giving pension to the beneficiaries. In Chennai district, there are 2.36 lakh pensioners under the OAP scheme. The surprise check on Monday was confined to the disbursement of pension to 52,000 pensioners in three post offices," said V Gopalakrishnan of Fact India.
"We are introducing a system through which pension will be paid into a bank account rather than through the post offices," Annamalai said.
Mahalingam PonnusamyMahalingam Ponnusamy | Aug 27, 2011, 02.58AM IST
CHENNAI: It's taken two years and 50 trips to government offices but 67-year-old G Namachivayam still hasn't got his old-age pension.
He says he is tired of visiting the Purasawalkam taluk office and the Collector's office on Rajaji Salai. "My application is being delayed because I refuse to pay the bribe of Rs 4,000," he said. "The officials have done their verification, but I was asked to pay a bribe through touts. I refused. So I have to keep making trips to meet officials," he said.
For people like Namachivayam, Anna Hazare is a hero. Hundreds of senior citizens have been waiting for years to get their pension from the Purasawalkam division. M Raniyammal, 65, said, "Officials visited my house a few months ago, but I still haven't got my pension. I see well-off people living in private apartments getting old-age pension."
Sources in the collector's office premises said about 50 touts operate on campus. "You can get anything from the office if you are ready to pay. Most officers do not accept applications directly from the elderly. They are in league with the touts," said V R A Viswanath, an RTI activist.
There are also complaints that pension does not reach on time. C Vasanthakumari, a beneficiary, said: "I have not got pension for the past eight months. I have gone to the taluk office several times and even paid a bribe." But she does not want to complain as she is afraid of losing the benefit permanently.
"We can't eradicate corruption from our system but we are strict with touts. We have ordered raids and their arrest," said district revenue officer K A Annamalai.
Another complaint is that postmen who deliver the pension demand Rs 20 to Rs 40. The CBI recently arrested 11 postmen. "Most postmen deduct Rs 20 to Rs 40 as commission before giving pension to the beneficiaries. In Chennai district, there are 2.36 lakh pensioners under the OAP scheme. The surprise check on Monday was confined to the disbursement of pension to 52,000 pensioners in three post offices," said V Gopalakrishnan of Fact India.
"We are introducing a system through which pension will be paid into a bank account rather than through the post offices," Annamalai said.
Indian National Congress, RTI query
http://www.indianexpress.com/news/in-8-yrs-cong-income-up-by-seven-times/837785/0
In 8 yrs, Cong income up by seven times
Gopu Mohan Tags : Indian National Congress, RTI query, financial health, V Gopalakrishnan, income tax documents Posted: Sat Aug 27 2011, 01:13 hrs Chennai:
What can power do to a political party’s financial health? Quite a lot, it seems. An RTI query by a Chennai-based activist shows that the income of India’s longest-ruling national party, the Indian National Congress, increased from Rs 69.55 crore in 2002-03 to a whopping Rs 467.57 crore in 2010-11.
Documents accessed by activist V Gopalakrishnan show that the jump is even more evident when figures from 2003-04 are compared with the next financial year, 2004-05 — the period when the UPA-I assumed power at the Centre.
The Congress’s income during this period grew from Rs 61.49 crore to Rs 153.03 crore, a 150 per cent growth in just one year. Again, from Rs 220.82 crore in 2008-09, its total income rose to 496.87 crore in 2009-10 — more than double — a period during which it fought and won a second general election.
The voluminous income tax documents show that in the last financial year, the party received Rs 95.90 crore as donations and Rs 326.71 crore as collection from sale of coupons, besides money received as rent, interest on deposits, membership fees and application fees.
The list of donors include a number of infrastructure firms, including those involved in construction, power generation, cement, telecommunications, chemicals, engineering, coal, vehicle manufacturing and at least one media holding company. Sterlite Industries, belonging to Vedanta Group, whose project is facing problems in Orissa, is also among the donors.
The list also includes individual donors, starting from party president Sonia Gandhi (who donated Rs 79,068 by way of two cheques of UCO Bank, New Delhi); and including Sachin Pilot (Rs 60,000); K Rahman Khan (Rs 24,000); M S Gill (Rs 32,000), Oscar Fernandes (Rs 23,000); Prithviraj Chavan (Rs 24,000); and S M Krishna (Rs 38,500) among others.
Curiously, there are big ticket donations by electoral trusts, the addresses of which indicate that these belong to Indian industry behemoths.
Incidentally, one of the donors, an NRI businessman named Sunny Varkey, received Padma Shri award in 2009, a year after he had contributed Rs 1 crore through a bank in Bangalore.
congress has given interest free loan to the associated journals ltd is the holding company that publishes national herald, congress' mouthpiece. (http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2003-10-21/lucknow/27195240_1_interim-order-writ-petition-interim-payment) Rs.5.72 crore in the year 2002-2003
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